The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-10-14
WARRINGTON LETTER
ON our Regular Correspondent

WASHINGTON. d. G., Oct. II, 1887.
1t was the proud boast of the Empe-
ror Augustus, that he had found Rome
built of brick and left it built of mar
ble-the chief glory of that great EN-
pire's golden age and in modern times
If we are to believe those who, as if by
magic wand, have performed the won
derful feat of converting Alexander r.
Shepherd from vulgar political boss
who was, while Governor OF the Dis
trict of Columbia, during the reign of
Grantism, cheek by jowl with Babcock,
Belkuap, and other oorruptionists-in-
to demi-god, upon whom they have
confessed the unique distinction of
canonization ere he has "shuffled off
this mortal coil, we have parallel
case, for it is claimed that st. Shepherd
found Washington wide waste of
mud and left it the most beautiful city
in the United States. And if you had
suddenly come into the Federal Capt.
tai on Thursday night, Oct. 9th, 1887
you would have shrunk aghast at the
awful din and glare and smoke and
sound of music, supposipg that you
had been accidentally switched off in
to the very centre of pandemonium-
but nothing of the kind, dear reader
you would simply have been disgusted
spectator of St. Shepherds triumphal
torchlight procession and general pa
rade of oil the Shepherdites and trucu-
lent toadies to be found in the broad
borders of Washington. The Boss
] beg pardon, the Saint-gave Wash
ington smooth, solid streets and shad-
ed, grassy parks-to say nothing of
glorious public debt of many millions,
therefore perhaps, a majority of the
Washingtonians worship him as the
patron saint and savior of the city.
They have not yet proposed to change
the name of Washington to Shepherd
ton, but such thing is quite probable,
for one enthusiast has nominated Shep-
herd for President of the United States.
How much better and more christian
like it would have been to have con-
tribnted to the poor, whom we always
have with us, the ten thousand dollars
squandered in glorifying Shepherd.
Thoughts of another prominent Re-
publican now come to mind-the un-
sayory Bacon, who was spoiled on the
hands of his party and who as fnanci.
al clerk, dispoiled the Patent Office of
$4,000, according to the report of the
Commissioner of Patents, which has
Just been submitted to the Secretary of
the Interior. The amount of the de-
falcation is much larger than had been
supposed, and furnished the strongest
of arguments for turning the rascals
out. Bacon had been stealing thirteen
years, and was not detected until an
undertakers's call was imperative.
The October term of the United
States Supreme Court convenes this
week, with docket largely increased
over that of last year. Among the
cases of note. Twill mention two-the
celebrated Myra Clark Gaines litiga-
tion against the City of New Orleans,
and the famous telephone case.
The day before the meeting of the
Court was consumed by the Bar of the
Supreme Court in ealogizing the late
Justice Woods.
Secretary Lamar continues to re.
verse the indemnity railroad land de-
cisions of Commissioner Sparks-the
Secretary's last over ruling having re-
stored $4,000 acres to the Omaha
road.
Secretary Lamar now secludes him
self from nnwelcome visitors upon the
plea that he is absorbed in preparing
his annual report.
The National Republican Executive
Committee will soon meet in New
York or Washington to arrange the
preliminaries for the meeting of the
National Convention-the Committee
being required to convene six months
before the assembling of the Conven-
iion. Chicago, New York and Sarato-
ga are always in the field for the honor
and some there are who favor Wash
iDgton.
The limit for purchasing fourteen
millions of bonds under the Treasury's
September circular expired on the 9Th
inst, the total sales to that date
amounting TO $l3,376,S5O, which 10
1928, $50 less than the call demanded
for the purposes of the sinking fund.
What the future policy OF the Treas
ury on the question of bonds will be,